If Underwear Bomber=Obama NOT Keeping US Safe-THEN-Shoe Bomber=Bush Did NOT Keep Us Safe After 9/11

[kpete]

If Underwear Bomb=Obama NOT Keeping US Safe-then-Shoe Bomb=Bush Did NOT Keep Us Safe After 9/11

Does.Not.Compute.

If an underwear bomb means we're not safe under Obama, does a shoe bomb mean Bush didn't really keep us safe after 9/11?

CHENEY:

"As I've watched the events of the last few days it is clear once again that President Obama is trying to pretend we are not at war. He seems to think if he has a low key response to an attempt to blow up an airliner and kill hundreds of people, we won't be at war. He seems to think if he gives terrorists the rights of Americans, lets them lawyer up and reads them their Miranda rights, we won't be at war. He seems to think if we bring the mastermind of 9/11 to New York, give him a lawyer and trial in civilian court, we won't be at war.

"He seems to think if he closes Guantanamo and releases the hard-core al Qaeda trained terrorists still there, we won't be at war. He seems to think if he gets rid of the words, 'war on terror,' we won't be at war. But we are at war and when President Obama pretends we aren't, it makes us less safe. Why doesn't he want to admit we're at war? It doesn't fit with the view of the world he brought with him to the Oval Office. It doesn't fit with what seems to be the goal of his presidency - social transformation -- the restructuring of American society. President Obama's first object and his highest responsibility must be to defend us against an enemy that knows we are at war."

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/12/cheney-on-flight-253-obama-trying-to-pretend-we-are-not-at-war.php?ref=fpblg

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As for who released the "hard-core al Qaeda trained terrorists" behind this particular terrorist attack,
Dick Cheney has nothing to say. Let's remind him:


Two al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S.

Former Guantanamo Prisoners Believed Behind Northwest Airlines Bomb Plot;
Sent to Saudi Arabia in 2007

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/men-believed-northwest-airlines-plot-set-free/story?id=9434065

Shoe bomber' used same explosive
Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Read more: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2386882#ixzz0bBZh1jL0

Bush Waited Six Days To Discuss Shoe Bomber With No GOP Complaints
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/29/bush-waited-nine-days-to_n_406307.html

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Here's my prize for the day. Who can be the first to get an answer out of Hoekstra, King, Ridge et al. about why they're saying the Xmas bomber needs a military trial when they supported a regular trial for the "shoe bomber". We don't get many examples in politics where a perfect apples to apples comparison demonstrably shows a series of politicians as complete hypocrites and fibbers. Not that we don't see that a lot, but seldom is it quite this straightforward. I'm going to put some reporters on it up here. But others must be asking too, right? When you see someone's got an answer, please let us know.

more:
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/12/cheney_3.php?ref=fpblg

[n2doc]

1. I guess I am wondering- How are we "not safe"?

Who got hurt other than the Fruit of the Boom guy? So Obama isn't keeping the terrorists safe from themselves? Someone should ask the righties about this.

[spanone]

2. negative scenarios only apply to democrats

[Danascot]

8. Exactly, plus everyone knows Bush inherited the shoe bomber from Clinton

:sarcasm:

[geckosfeet]

3. How about 9/11 = ultimate FAIL.

[Bitwit1234]

4. All that has to happen is for one commentator to ask the republicans

"How come the republicans did not do the job of keeping us safe. If you had then we wouldn't have to be taking more stringent measures to protect us from would be bombers. What did you as a majority in congress and the bush administration do to prevent these type of things from happening?"

[Bluerthanblue]

5. Excellent post! k&r

:thumbsup:

[marshall]

6. It'll depend on the investigation

This looks like a screw up on the part of airport personnel in other countries. I'll be interested to see if there have been any relaxing of security rules in the past few months that created an environment of laxness. If so, look for the rules to snap back to post 9/11 level and even moreso.

[earth mom]

7. 911 was LIHOP or MIHOP. Until * & Cheney are sent to the Hague for their crimes

and the truth about 911 comes out, expect more of this underwear style terrorism. :eyes: